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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 149976" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> kills Aziz Salha, known for his role in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Ramallah_lynching" target="_blank">2000 Ramallah lynching</a>, in central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. <a href="https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-823056" target="_blank">(Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israel Defense Forces</a> announces that they killed Rawhi Mushtaha, head of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> government in Gaza, along with Sameh al-Siraj and Sami Oudeh, who were responsible for security in Hamas, in an airstrike 3 months ago in northern Gaza. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kyydjrlyo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_incursions_in_the_West_Bank_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli Air Force</a> jet launches an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulkarm" target="_blank">Tulkarm</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>, reportedly killing at least 18 people. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c39l7lv9pevt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-carries-out-airstrike-in-west-bank-city-of-tulkarem-in-joint-operation-with-shin-bet/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Lebanon" target="_blank">2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> launches multiple strikes using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunker_buster" target="_blank">bunker buster</a> bombs on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut" target="_blank">Beirut</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, targeting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> official <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashem_Safieddine" target="_blank">Hashem Safieddine</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/10/03/source-close-to-hezbollah-says-israel-strike-targets-warehouse-near-beirut-airport-" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nine medics are killed in an Israeli <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> against an Islamic Health Authority office in Beirut, Lebanon, bringing the death toll of medics killed in Lebanon in the past two weeks to 97. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/3/israeli-attacks-heart-of-beirut-as-hezbollah-pushes-back-in-south-lebanon" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/3/live-beirut-bombed-as-hezbollah-battles-israeli-army-in-south-lebanon?update=3219456" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera 2)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Lebanese Armed Forces</a> open fire on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli troops</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bint_Jbeil" target="_blank">Bint Jbeil</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh_Governorate" target="_blank">Nabatieh Governorate</a>, Lebanon, for the first time since the invasion began, after two Lebanese Army soldiers were killed earlier today in separate Israeli strikes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern</a> Lebanon. <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/israel-beirut-latest-news-iran-lebanon-dx5gckj2x" target="_blank">(The Times)</a> <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/10/03/lebanon-army-says-israeli-strike-killed-soldier-in-south" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenic_Air_Force" target="_blank">Hellenic Air Force</a> plane <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation" target="_blank">evacuates</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" target="_blank">Greek</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus" target="_blank">Cypriot</a> nationals from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut%E2%80%93Rafic_Hariri_International_Airport" target="_blank">Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport</a> in Lebanon. <a href="https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1250006/greeks-cypriots-being-evacuated-from-lebanon/" target="_blank">(Ekathimerini)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Haitian crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Armed gunmen from the Gran-Grif gang commit a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> in the town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont-Sond%C3%A9" target="_blank">Pont-Sondé</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti" target="_blank">Haiti</a>, killing at least 20 people and injuring several others, with a local government prosecutor describing the incident as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre" target="_blank">massacre</a>. <a href="https://rezonodwes.com/?p=343687" target="_blank">(Rezo Nòdwes)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season" target="_blank">2024 Atlantic hurricane season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Helene_in_North_Carolina" target="_blank">Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One thousand <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army" target="_blank">U.S. soldiers</a> are deployed to western <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina" target="_blank">North Carolina</a> to aid the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_National_Guard" target="_blank">North Carolina National Guard</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian" target="_blank">humanitarian</a> operations and to help find hundreds of missing people. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/live-blog/hurricane-helene-live-updates-rcna173767" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" target="_blank">United States Secretary of Homeland Security</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Mayorkas" target="_blank">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> reports that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency" target="_blank">Federal Emergency Management Agency</a> lacks the funding to provide necessary support for the remainder of the 2024 hurricane season. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/03/hurricane-helene-fema-funding-mayorkas" target="_blank">(Axios)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_famine_in_Haiti" target="_blank">2024 famine in Haiti</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_the_Children" target="_blank">Save the Children</a> reports that 17% of all children in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti" target="_blank">Haiti</a> are currently suffering from emergency <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_security" target="_blank">food insecurity</a> primarily caused by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti" target="_blank">national gang wars</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/haiti-conflict-pushes-17-children-close-famine-charity-says-2024-10-03/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nine people are killed in a fire at a hospital in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingtung_County" target="_blank">Pingtung County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwan</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-hospital-fire-deaths-typhoon-efb59c48d91dd9676ab2b6e91bb3d9ae" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seven people are killed and 19 others are injured when a bus falls into a ravine in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1862839/7-dead-19-injured-in-quetta-bus-accident-officials" target="_blank">(Dawn)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 78 people are killed when a boat capsizes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Kivu" target="_blank">Lake Kivu</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/3/at-least-78-people-killed-after-boat-capsizes-in-drc" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">184 people are evacuated from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryanair" target="_blank">Ryanair</a> Flight FR8826, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-800" target="_blank">Boeing 737-800</a> after it caught fire after a no.2 engine surge at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brindisi_Airport" target="_blank">Brindisi Airport</a> in southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a> while taxiing the runway. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/184-passengers-and-crew-evacuated-as-ryanair-boeing-plane-catches-fire-on-runway-in-italy-1.7061545" target="_blank">(CTV News)</a> <a href="https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/448031" target="_blank">(ASN)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_mpox_epidemic" target="_blank">2023–2024 mpox epidemic</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana" target="_blank">Ghana</a> reports its first case of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox" target="_blank">mpox</a> this year. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghana-reports-first-mpox-case-variant-not-yet-clear-2024-10-03/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda_Marburg_virus_disease_outbreak" target="_blank">Rwanda Marburg virus disease outbreak</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Officials in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda" target="_blank">Rwanda</a> report that the death toll from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marburg_virus" target="_blank">Marburg virus</a> outbreak in the country has increased to 11 people. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/rwanda-marburg-outbreak-1382c27c8df1dbee7be2224cd8e02f9a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago_sovereignty_dispute" target="_blank">Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius" target="_blank">Mauritius</a> jointly announce that a deal has been made to resolve the dispute over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago" target="_blank">Chagos Archipelago</a>, with sovereignty of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" target="_blank">British Indian Ocean Territory</a> being handed over to Mauritius in exchange for the United Kingdom and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> retaining control of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_base" target="_blank">military base</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia" target="_blank">Diego Garcia</a> for the next 99 years. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-agrees-chagos-island-sovereignty-deal-with-mauritius-2024-10-03/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six migrants are killed and ten others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> after two soldiers open fire on a truck near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalan_border" target="_blank">Guatemalan border</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a>. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/6-migrants-from-egypt-peru-and-honduras-die-near-guatemalan-border-after-mexican-soldiers-open-fire-1.7061128" target="_blank">(CTV News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Georgia_%28country%29" target="_blank">LGBT rights in Georgia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_LGBT_propaganda_law" target="_blank">Georgian LGBT propaganda law</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a> signs into law a wide-ranging bill that bans <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_transition" target="_blank">gender transitioning</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_health_care" target="_blank">gender-affirming care</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" target="_blank">same-sex marriage</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_adoption" target="_blank">adoption</a>, and depictions of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ" target="_blank">LGBTQ+ people</a> in media, which chief <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> diplomat <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josep_Borrell" target="_blank">Josep Borrell</a> states could prevent the nation's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Georgia_to_the_European_Union" target="_blank">accession to the EU</a>. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/georgia-signs-sweeping-anti-lgbtq-bill-into-law/" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_S._Iswaran" target="_blank">Prosecution of S. Iswaran</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Transport_%28Singapore%29" target="_blank">Singapore Transport Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Iswaran" target="_blank">S. Iswaran</a>, who pleaded guilty to four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_charge" target="_blank">charges</a> of obtaining valuable items as a public servant and one charge of obstruction of justice last week, is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_%28law%29" target="_blank">sentenced</a> to one year in jail. <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/iswaran-jail-12-months-sentencing-former-singapore-minister-guilty-court-live-4653961" target="_blank">(CNA)</a> <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/live-singapore-iswaran-sentencing" target="_blank">(Straits Times)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazidi" target="_blank">Yazidi</a> woman, who had been kidnapped at age 11 by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> in 2014 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> and sold and trafficked to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>, is freed from captivity in Gaza following a secret operation involving the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>, with the woman's captor believed to have previously been killed in an Israeli airstrike. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yazidi-woman-freed-gaza-us-led-operation-after-decade-captivity-2024-10-03/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 149976, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] kills Aziz Salha, known for his role in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Ramallah_lynching']2000 Ramallah lynching[/URL], in central [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL]. [URL='https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-823056']([I]Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israel Defense Forces[/URL] announces that they killed Rawhi Mushtaha, head of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] government in Gaza, along with Sameh al-Siraj and Sami Oudeh, who were responsible for security in Hamas, in an airstrike 3 months ago in northern Gaza. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kyydjrlyo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_incursions_in_the_West_Bank_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli Air Force[/URL] jet launches an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulkarm']Tulkarm[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL], reportedly killing at least 18 people. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c39l7lv9pevt'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-carries-out-airstrike-in-west-bank-city-of-tulkarem-in-joint-operation-with-shin-bet/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Lebanon']2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] launches multiple strikes using [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunker_buster']bunker buster[/URL] bombs on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut']Beirut[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL], targeting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] official [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashem_Safieddine']Hashem Safieddine[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/10/03/source-close-to-hezbollah-says-israel-strike-targets-warehouse-near-beirut-airport-'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [*]Nine medics are killed in an Israeli [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] against an Islamic Health Authority office in Beirut, Lebanon, bringing the death toll of medics killed in Lebanon in the past two weeks to 97. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/3/israeli-attacks-heart-of-beirut-as-hezbollah-pushes-back-in-south-lebanon'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/3/live-beirut-bombed-as-hezbollah-battles-israeli-army-in-south-lebanon?update=3219456'](Al Jazeera 2)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Armed_Forces']Lebanese Armed Forces[/URL] open fire on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces']Israeli troops[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bint_Jbeil']Bint Jbeil[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh_Governorate']Nabatieh Governorate[/URL], Lebanon, for the first time since the invasion began, after two Lebanese Army soldiers were killed earlier today in separate Israeli strikes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern[/URL] Lebanon. [URL='https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/israel-beirut-latest-news-iran-lebanon-dx5gckj2x']([I]The Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/10/03/lebanon-army-says-israeli-strike-killed-soldier-in-south'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenic_Air_Force']Hellenic Air Force[/URL] plane [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation']evacuates[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece']Greek[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus']Cypriot[/URL] nationals from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut%E2%80%93Rafic_Hariri_International_Airport']Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport[/URL] in Lebanon. [URL='https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1250006/greeks-cypriots-being-evacuated-from-lebanon/'](Ekathimerini)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']Haitian crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]Armed gunmen from the Gran-Grif gang commit a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] in the town of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont-Sond%C3%A9']Pont-Sondé[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti']Haiti[/URL], killing at least 20 people and injuring several others, with a local government prosecutor describing the incident as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre']massacre[/URL]. [URL='https://rezonodwes.com/?p=343687'](Rezo Nòdwes)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season']2024 Atlantic hurricane season[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Helene_in_North_Carolina']Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina[/URL] [LIST] [*]One thousand [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army']U.S. soldiers[/URL] are deployed to western [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina']North Carolina[/URL] to aid the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_National_Guard']North Carolina National Guard[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian']humanitarian[/URL] operations and to help find hundreds of missing people. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/live-blog/hurricane-helene-live-updates-rcna173767'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security']United States Secretary of Homeland Security[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Mayorkas']Alejandro Mayorkas[/URL] reports that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency']Federal Emergency Management Agency[/URL] lacks the funding to provide necessary support for the remainder of the 2024 hurricane season. [URL='https://www.axios.com/2024/10/03/hurricane-helene-fema-funding-mayorkas'](Axios)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_famine_in_Haiti']2024 famine in Haiti[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_the_Children']Save the Children[/URL] reports that 17% of all children in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti']Haiti[/URL] are currently suffering from emergency [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_security']food insecurity[/URL] primarily caused by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti']national gang wars[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/haiti-conflict-pushes-17-children-close-famine-charity-says-2024-10-03/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Nine people are killed in a fire at a hospital in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingtung_County']Pingtung County[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwan[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-hospital-fire-deaths-typhoon-efb59c48d91dd9676ab2b6e91bb3d9ae'](AP)[/URL] [*]Seven people are killed and 19 others are injured when a bus falls into a ravine in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dawn.com/news/1862839/7-dead-19-injured-in-quetta-bus-accident-officials'](Dawn)[/URL] [*]At least 78 people are killed when a boat capsizes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Kivu']Lake Kivu[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/3/at-least-78-people-killed-after-boat-capsizes-in-drc'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]184 people are evacuated from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryanair']Ryanair[/URL] Flight FR8826, a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-800']Boeing 737-800[/URL] after it caught fire after a no.2 engine surge at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brindisi_Airport']Brindisi Airport[/URL] in southern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL] while taxiing the runway. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/184-passengers-and-crew-evacuated-as-ryanair-boeing-plane-catches-fire-on-runway-in-italy-1.7061545'](CTV News)[/URL] [URL='https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/448031'](ASN)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_mpox_epidemic']2023–2024 mpox epidemic[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana']Ghana[/URL] reports its first case of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox']mpox[/URL] this year. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghana-reports-first-mpox-case-variant-not-yet-clear-2024-10-03/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda_Marburg_virus_disease_outbreak']Rwanda Marburg virus disease outbreak[/URL] [LIST] [*]Officials in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda']Rwanda[/URL] report that the death toll from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marburg_virus']Marburg virus[/URL] outbreak in the country has increased to 11 people. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/rwanda-marburg-outbreak-1382c27c8df1dbee7be2224cd8e02f9a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago_sovereignty_dispute']Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius']Mauritius[/URL] jointly announce that a deal has been made to resolve the dispute over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago']Chagos Archipelago[/URL], with sovereignty of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory']British Indian Ocean Territory[/URL] being handed over to Mauritius in exchange for the United Kingdom and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] retaining control of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_base']military base[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia']Diego Garcia[/URL] for the next 99 years. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-agrees-chagos-island-sovereignty-deal-with-mauritius-2024-10-03/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]Six migrants are killed and ten others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] after two soldiers open fire on a truck near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalan_border']Guatemalan border[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/6-migrants-from-egypt-peru-and-honduras-die-near-guatemalan-border-after-mexican-soldiers-open-fire-1.7061128'](CTV News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Georgia_%28country%29']LGBT rights in Georgia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_LGBT_propaganda_law']Georgian LGBT propaganda law[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29']Georgia[/URL] signs into law a wide-ranging bill that bans [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_transition']gender transitioning[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_health_care']gender-affirming care[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage']same-sex marriage[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_adoption']adoption[/URL], and depictions of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ']LGBTQ+ people[/URL] in media, which chief [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] diplomat [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josep_Borrell']Josep Borrell[/URL] states could prevent the nation's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Georgia_to_the_European_Union']accession to the EU[/URL]. [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/georgia-signs-sweeping-anti-lgbtq-bill-into-law/'](Politico)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_S._Iswaran']Prosecution of S. Iswaran[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Transport_%28Singapore%29']Singapore Transport Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Iswaran']S. Iswaran[/URL], who pleaded guilty to four [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_charge']charges[/URL] of obtaining valuable items as a public servant and one charge of obstruction of justice last week, is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_%28law%29']sentenced[/URL] to one year in jail. [URL='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/iswaran-jail-12-months-sentencing-former-singapore-minister-guilty-court-live-4653961'](CNA)[/URL] [URL='https://www.straitstimes.com/live-singapore-iswaran-sentencing']([I]Straits Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazidi']Yazidi[/URL] woman, who had been kidnapped at age 11 by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] in 2014 in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] and sold and trafficked to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL], is freed from captivity in Gaza following a secret operation involving the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL], with the woman's captor believed to have previously been killed in an Israeli airstrike. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yazidi-woman-freed-gaza-us-led-operation-after-decade-captivity-2024-10-03/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_October_3"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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